Yellow cards reportedly wiped clean for Honduras - but not Australia

A reported one-sided disciplinary ruling for the Socceroos’ World Cup qualifying playoffs has FFA chiefs scrambling for answers from FIFA.

The chief of Honduras football has claimed a clean slate for his players walking a disciplinary tightrope for the World Cup playoff – but not for the Socceroos.

Eight Socceroos enter the two-leg affair under the threat of suspension for the second leg because of an accumulation of yellow cards.

Picking up a yellow card in Honduras would rule them ineligible for the return match in Sydney.

FENAFUTH secretary Jose Ernesto Mejia petitioned the world football body to clear yellow cards from the records of eight Honduran players ahead of the playoff.

According to his Twitter account, he has been successful while the Socceroos missed out.

“The warnings of the players of Australia were NOT canceled, only our players enter clean … Go Honduras!” he tweeted.

He pointed to a FIFA ruling that suggested Australia had already received a clean slate.

“Australia has already used its right to erase yellows; in addition the H played 16 games and Aus only 12 in the last fase (sic),” he also tweeted.

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Recalled captain Mile Jedinak, key players Tom Rogic, Tomi Juric and Massimo Luongo, as well as Ryan McGowan, Jackson Irvine, Milos Degenek and Josh Risdon, are all in the gun.

Mark Milligan and Mat Leckie are already suspended from the opening tie in San Pedro Sula on Friday (Saturday AEDT).

UPDATE: Australian players have now been granted a clean disciplinary slate as well.